How often do top jockeys take a tumble?

What follows is a list of the top 20 jump jockeys from last season, with figures showing what percentage of their rides ended with a fall or with their being unseated. The statistics are taken from Raceform Interactive's form database and cover a two-year period to the end of September. They relate only to races run over steeplechase fences in Britain.

The sample size varies from 567 rides for Tony McCoy to 169 for Denis O'Regan. Tom O'Brien had the most falls (29) and unseateds (20) and Mick Fitzgerald the fewest falls (5) and unseateds (3). Fitzgerald has since retired, owing to injuries sustained in a fall in the Grand National.